The Sun King's Dawn
Book One of an epic MM romantasy series set in the queer-normative fantasy realm of Ardenia, featuring an asexual king, the knight who loves him and the people they must protect. Burdened with an inability to desire others, King Richard of Ardenia still finds peace in his unruly siblings, his loyal circle, and even in his young knight, Sir Kaelen, whose yearning stares he has spent years ignoring. But when Richard rides to a borderland village to investigate eerie happenings, all peace shatters.
The veil containing Gloamvarn, a neighbouring realm filled with fell beasts and unimaginable horrors, is cracking. Sooner or later, it will fall. As Richard hunts for a way to safeguard his kingdom, Kaelen stays close, a constant, protective presence that stirs a strange tenderness Richard doesn't dare name.
For the monsters have a new ruler. And the tyrant hungers not only for Ardenia. But its king, too.
- Pages
- 0
- First published
- April 30, 2026
- Language
- English
- Edition
- ISBN
- 9781918530056
Shelved by 1 Litcadian
Reviews
Finished March 19, 2026
4.5 stars, rounded up for GR I'm so grateful I was able to read the ARC for The Sun King's Dawn. I happened to see a glowing review of it on Reddit and decided to request it. The book focuses on the asexual monarch, Richard and the threat against his kingdom. I loved the asexual representation but make no mistake, this is a part of Richard and not his entire character. He is loving, loyal, fierce and at times, obtuse. He was a delight to follow as the narrator for this book. The fantasy element was excellent in my opinion. It wasn't over embellished with details that I felt the story lost it's way and neither did I think it too simple that I couldn't get lost in it. The story always kept my attention. It is fast paced but not in a way that feels things are being overlooked. Something is always happening yet we are able to pause and reflect on a characters motivations or what this means for Richard and his kingdom. There is a hint of romance to the book, with Kaelen, Richard's deputy commander for the Crownsguard. Kaelen is very openly in love with Richard whilst Richard typically tries to overlook it. Although to reiterate, there is more to Kaelen than his devotion to his king. After looking further into the author, I found there is a prequel called The Squire and His Prince. A novella that introduces the pair and something that is definitely on my TBR. Again, I'm so happy to have had the chance to read and review this. Thank you to Netgalley and Victory Editing for this opportunity.